Appendix A. Office 2003 Version Guide
Remember when OLE was the latest and greatest? The idea that you could use Word to compose a letter inside an Access form was revolutionary—and a bit mysterious. Since then, each new version of Office has exchanged a few grunts for true interactivity. Office is almost standing erect with this latest version, but the applications don’t really talk to one another as the earlier trend seemed to imply they might. Office 2003 applications share data and collaborate with one another via SharePoint Services, XML data, and Windows Server 2003. Yes, OLE still exists, but it’s on its way to being the Office tail bone—obsolete.
Never in its history has Office included so many applications and so much potential. Whether ...
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